# NTSB ERA10WA340: Robinson R44, San Felipe, Chile, January 21, 2010

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: January 21, 2010, 22:10 local (22:10 UTC)
- Place: San Felipe, Chile
- Coordinates: -32.783332, -70.666664 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-32.7833&lon=-70.6667&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- NTSB case key (mKey): 76495
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA10WA340
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/76495/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=76495
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10WA340

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute-cruise: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)
- [Emergency descent: Off-field or emergency landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,365 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On January 21, 2010, at 2210 universal coordinated time, a Robinson R44 helicopter, Chilean registration CC-PSZ, experienced a loss of engine power while in cruise flight, and was substantially damaged during a subsequent forced landing, in San Felipe, Chile. The foreign certificated pilot was not injured and a passenger sustained minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight that departed Eulogio Sanchez (SCTB), Chile, destined for Las Tacas (SCQT), Chile. The flight was conducted under Chilean flight regulations. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Chile. Further information may be obtained from: Directorate General of Civil Aeronautics Chile Elena Blanco # 1050 Providencia, Chile 7500000 Telephone: 011 56 02 410 7399 Fax: 011 56 02 410 7632 This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information obtained for or released by the Government of Chile.

## Aircraft

- Registration: CC-PSZ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON R44
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 0200
- Engines: Lycoming O-540-F1B5 260 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Private
- Registered owner: Private
- Departed: SCTB, Eulogio Sanchez
- Destination: SCQT, Las Tacas
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: none; private

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 6, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=76495. 17 KB in all.

- ERA10WA340 Docket Memorandum (item 1, .PDF, 17 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40332442&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=ERA10WA340%20Docket%20Memorandum-Master.PDF

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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